Two Ladies (ancient Egyptian title)
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Two Ladies is an ancient Egyptian royal epithet invoking the protective goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet, symbolizing the unified rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Two Ladies | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian royal epithet
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian title ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nebty name NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
royal inscriptions
ⓘ
royal monuments ⓘ royal seals ⓘ |
| appearsWith |
Horus name of the king
ⓘ
prenomen of the king ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
king of Lower Egypt
ⓘ
king of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nekhbet of Elkab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadjet of Buto NERFINISHED ⓘ royal titulary of the king ⓘ |
| category | ancient Egyptian royal titulary ⓘ |
| culticAssociation | temples of Nekhbet and Wadjet ⓘ |
| embodies | unity of the Two Lands ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
legitimation of royal authority
ⓘ
protection of the king ⓘ |
| hasGenderForm | dual feminine ⓘ |
| hasRole | protective epithet of the king ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
cobra of Wadjet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
vulture of Nekhbet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographyIncludes | vulture and cobra together ⓘ |
| invokes | protective goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| isPartOf | symbolic representation of Egyptian state ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
red crown of Lower Egypt
ⓘ
white crown of Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | fivefold royal titulary ⓘ |
| politicalContext | ideology of a unified Egypt ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Nekhbet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadjet NERFINISHED ⓘ dual sovereignty over the Two Lands ⓘ |
| relatesTo | concept of Egyptian kingship ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| religiousRole | link between king and protective deities ⓘ |
| symbolizes | unified rule over Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| usedBy | ancient Egyptian pharaohs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coronation ideology
ⓘ
royal protocol ⓘ |
| usedSince | Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedThroughout | Pharaonic period ⓘ |
| writtenIn | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.